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Published: Friday, December 2, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 1:11 p.m.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Dec. 2-18

Performances of The Bayou Playhouse’s next production, “A Tuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18 at the playhouse, 101 Main St., Lockport. The production stars Liam Kraus and Travis Resor, and is directed by Perry Martin. Tickets cost $23 in advance and $25 at the door. For information, visit www.bayouplayhouse.com, call 1-888-99-BAYOU or email info@BayouPlayhouse.com.

Once Upon a Cajun Christmas Parade, sponsored by Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, is scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. Dec. 2 in downtown Houma. The annual parade features “Papa Noel” arriving in a 20-float Christmas parade that begins at Terrebonne High School and travels down Main Street to Barrow and then turns on School Street where it ends behind the Courthouse Square. The event will feature caroling and the lighting of the Christmas tree. For information, call Anne Picou at 873-6408.

The Nicholls State University Chamber Singers will perform “The Stars Come Out at Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Bollinger Student Union on the university’s campus in Thibodaux. This is the 25th edition of the dinner series. The event features a four-course holiday meal including the Chamber Singers’ Old English Wassail, a holiday soup, along with a salad, entrée and a full compliment of side dishes, dessert and coffee. For reservations, call 448-4600; visit Room 241 of Talbot Hall; or send an email to dana.aucoin@nicholls.edu. Tickets cost $35 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under.

Dec. 3

The 22nd annual Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Houma is scheduled from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 3 inside Vandebilt Catholic High School’s cafeteria, 209 S. Hollywood Road, Houma. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Admission costs $5 in advance or $6 at the door. Photos with Santa and face painting are also available. For tickets, call Bridgette Rudnik at 855-2278.

The 20th annual Lockport Christmas parade is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 through the streets of Lockport. The tree lighting is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Bayouside Park in Lockport. Santa will hand out toys to children. The Central Lafourche High School band will perform a Christmas concert, and refreshments will be served by the Knights of Columbus. For information, call 532-3117.

St. Elizabeth School’s annual Breakfast with Santa is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 3 in the school’s gym, 124 St. Peter Road, Paincourtville. The event features arts-and-craft booths where children can create holiday wares. They can make reindeer food, a magic key for Santa, Christmas tree ornaments, receive Christmas tattoos and more. The event costs $5. You can take a picture with Santa. For information, call the school at 369-7402.

Dec. 3-4

Performances of South Louisiana Center for the Arts’ “Little Red: Life in the Hood” are scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne, 7829 Main St., Houma. The cast ages from 7-10 and are students from SoLA Center for the Arts’ drama senior class. Tickets cost $6. Tickets can be purchased at the SoLA office, 7839 Park Ave., Houma. For information, call SoLA at 876-2222.

Dec. 4

The Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this year’s Thibodaux Christmas Parade scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 4. Groups and individuals are invited to participate in this free event. Floats, cars and walking groups are welcome. To participate, complete the entry form on the chamber’s website, www.ThibodauxChamber.com, or at the chamber office, 318 E. Bayou Road. Entry forms may also be mailed to the office or faxed to 446-1191. The parade will travel north on Audubon Drive and make its way down Menard Street to Canal Boulevard, where it will turn right until reaching West 2nd Street. The parade will disband at City Hall on West 2nd Street.

Dec. 10

The Krewe of Ghana’s first Breakfast with Santa is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 10 at Brooklyn Social Hall, 111 Brooklyn Lane, Raceland. The event features breakfast and a chance to meet Santa Claus. Christmas music will be playing in the background, while the children enjoy face painting, activities and receive a Christmas treat bag. A free photo also is included. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $6 at the door. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated toward the Salvation Army’s Christmas Drive.

The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band is set to perform its annual Christmas concert at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the J.C. Penney Court of Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma. Organizers said the community band will perform some holiday favorites like “White Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” among others. The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band, who has a concert band and a stage band, performs regular concerts throughout Terrebonne Parish, including an anniversary concert, a spring concert, patriotic concerts and Christmas concerts. The concert is free and open to the public. For information, call Jen Jenkins at 637-3894 or e-mail info@htcb.org.

Dec. 15

Mulberry Elementary School’s annual Christmas Extravaganza is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. Erik Zelasko, the school’s band director and event organizer, said the annual program is a holiday production featuring students in each grade level performing to music and dance. Admission is $2. Zelasko said the school has had a tradition of staging holiday programs in the school’s cafeteria, but, he said, the school started holding the “Extravaganza” at the Civic Center eight years ago. For information, call Zelasko at 872-5328.

Dec. 17

The Schriever Volunteer Fire Department’s Christmas parade is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 17 in Schriever. The parade will start at the intersection of Main Project Road and St. Julian Street. It will finish at the fire station, 1529 W. Park Ave. Santa will also be at the fire station after the parade to take pictures with children. For information, call the station at 446-8498 or Fire Chief Ken Pitre at 665-1643.

Dec. 17-18

The 22nd-annual A Bayou Christmas is scheduled Dec. 17-18 at the Larose Regional Park and Civic Center, 307 E. 5th St., Larose. The event includes beauty pageants, crafts, games, story time, pictures with Santa, children’s activities, a tree-lighting ceremony and more. The annual A Bayou Christmas started in the early 1990s at South Lafourche High School, then faded out for several years, organizers said. The Larose Regional Park and Civic Center picked up the festival about 13 years ago, gradually growing the holiday event with slight changes and additions each year. For information, call the Larose Civic Center at 693-7355 or visit www.bayoucivicclub.org.

Other events

Hot Salsa Fridays is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. Latin dance instructor Cyle Weber said this is not a ballroom style of dance; it will be club-style music in a relaxed atmosphere. You can bring your own alcohol. Admission costs $6. Weber is also teaching bachata classes from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednedays. Classes cost $40 for the month. Classes are $10 a person. For information, call Weber at 225-717-5827.

The Outdoor Movies Series continues this year on the third Friday of each month in Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., downtown Houma. Movies will begin at twilight. The Outdoor Movie Series features family-friendly notable films. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call the Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367.

The Office of Continuing Education at Nicholls State University offers a variety of programs for youths 18 and under during the summer. Programs include athletics, recreation, self-development, fine arts, performance, academics and additional camps and classes organized in a comprehensive, youth-oriented format. Presenters from local, university and national levels are scheduled to direct and teach the programs. For complete details, including fees and registration information, visit www.nicholls.edu/camps.

EXHIBITS

A local family’s exhibit, “Celebrated Houma Oysters: The History of the Cenac Family and the Early Oyster Industry in Terrebonne Parish,” is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Archives and Special Collections department of Ellender Memorial Library on the Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux. The display will remain open through December and is free and open to the public. Jean Pierre Cenac, a native of Barbazan-Debat, France, immigrated to New Orleans in December of 1860. Shortly after his arrival, he moved to Houma and worked as a baker with Jean Marie Dupont. While there, he met his wife Victorine Aimee Fanguy, with whom he raised 14 children. In the late 1800s, Pierre and his sons ventured into the oyster industry and operated several businesses that either processed, packed or shipped fresh oysters to destinations around the United States and Mexico. The Ellender exhibit is offered in conjunction with a forthcoming book on the history of the Cenac family. “Eyes of an Eagle, Jean Pierre Cenac, Patriarch, An Illustrated history of Early Houma-Terrebonne,” by Dr. Christopher E. Cenac Sr., tells the story of an immigrant who left his home in the mountains of France and adapted to a new homeland in south Louisiana. It details the entrepreneurial pursuits of the Cenac family from the 1860s through the early 1900s in Terrebonne Parish. A second book, “Firebrands of Terrebonne 1822-1940,” featuring early cattle brands and brand registrations, will be published as well. Both books will be available later this year. For information about the exhibit, contact Clifton Theriot at 448-4621 or clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu.

LIBRARY NEWS AND EVENTS

A Christmas coloring contest is under way throughout December at the Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive. Prizes will be awarded. For information, call the library at 475-5660.

A wellness clinic sponsored by the Learning Center of Lady of the Sea General Hospital is scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive. Participants will be screened for blood pressure, pulse, pulse ox, glucose testing, anemia screening and weight monitoring. The event is free and open to the public.

Student artwork from Golden Meadow Middle School’s annual Veterans Day poster contest is displayed at the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off. More than 150 posters are on display in the library’s meeting room.

The annual holiday open house is scheduled fom 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Library, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. This program is for all ages.

A Christmas ornament decoration craft for people of all ages is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive.

Mrs. Claus will visit storytime scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave. Children can enjoy holiday-themed stories and a craft, and take photos with Mrs. Claus.

Santa will visit the South Lafourche Branch Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off, at 5 p.m. Dec. 8 to take photos with children and listen to their Christmas wishes. Don’t forget to write your letter to Santa at the South Lafourche Branch when you visit. Letters will be displayed at the library’s entrance.

A Holiday Veille for adults is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive. You can enjoy refreshments, a tour of the Golden Meadow Library Historical Center and some good company.

A “Christmas Caroling and Party” program is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive. Refreshments will be served.

Mrs. Claus will read stories, sing songs and take photos with children at storytime scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Larose Branch Library, 305 E. Fifth St.

Mrs. Claus is scheduled to visit at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road. The visit features a Christmas craft, story and more. Don’t forget your camera.

A Christmas party for tweens and teens 10 and up is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road.

A storytime with a visit from Santa Claus is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive.

Members of the Lafourche Heritage Society will offer their assistance in researching family histories at noon Tuesdays at the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Branch Library, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. To register for this service, call the library at 447-4119. This program is free and open to the public.

The Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Avenue, has a laptop computer available for checkout to Lafourche Parish library cardholders in good standing. The laptop is available for cardholder use as part of an $8.8 million Broadband USA grant awarded to the State Library of Louisiana in 2010. For information about the terms and conditions, call the library at 532-3158.

The South Lafourche Public Library is offering homebound delivery of library materials. Any south Lafourche resident who will be temporarily homebound for a period of six weeks or longer can register with the South Lafourche Public Library’s Homebound Delivery service to receive library materials during that time. Homebound residents can receive either personally selected or library-selected materials to be sent to them at their homes. Residents can either arrange for a family member or friend to pick up their requested library materials at their nearest south Lafourche library branch or can arrange for home delivery of materials by the library, if needed. To sign up for this service, contact Katina Gaudet at the South Lafourche Public Library at 632-7140 or kgaudet@lafourche.org.

Officials with the South Lafourche Public Library is asking for help in establishing a proposed photo display honoring south Lafourche’s active service members. The library is seeking photos of active service members from all branches of the U.S. military, the reserves or the National Guard who are either former or current residents of the south Lafourche area. Service members or their family members can submit photos, which will be scanned and returned.

The South Lafourche Public Library is accepting submissions for ya.topia, a new magazine for children 11 to 17. Those who are interested should bring in original artwork, photographs or writings for possible submission. The library is also seeking book, movie and or other media reviews and ideas for articles. Submissions should include the creator’s name, age and phone number or email address. All submissions are subject to editing for appropriate language and imagery. Text files should be in PDF format, and image files in JPEG format. For information, contact Kristen Angelette at 632-7140 or kangelette@lafourche.org.

Book lovers ages 18 and up are invited to participate in “Talking Books,” a new book-discussion group, at the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off. Group members will read and discuss works of fiction, history, the classics, biographies and more. For information or to sign up, call Helen Brunet or Christine Brandon at 632-7140.

The Military Round Table Discussion Group meets every third Tuesday of the month at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The group, sponsored by the Regional Military Museum, meets for coffee and conversation from 5 to 6 p.m., then stays for a lecture by varying guest speakers. The meetings are open to the public, no membership required. For information, call the museum at 873-8200.

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